Google has a new idea for reducing the damage caused by vehicle-on-pedestrian accidents.

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Google patents flypaper hood for accident protection

It's not clear if it will ever see production, but Google has patented a sticky hood to reduce the injuries caused by car-on-pedestrian accidents.

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In an ideal world, autonomous vehicle technology would bring an end to car accidents, and that’s the picture many manufacturers like to paint as they fine-tune the necessary software. Google, on the other hand, is a little more practical and acknowledges that its autonomous technology, at least in the short-term, will not be perfect. The tech company’s solution to this: flypaper car hoods.

Since Google won’t be able to stop all vehicle-on-pedestrian crashes, it’s instead found a way to, maybe, make them not quite as harmful. Enter Google’s patented sticky hood, which would be exposed during an accident and would cause the pedestrian to remain stuck to the car rather than being launched into further injury.

An eggshell-like coating would cover the adhesive on the hood. The outer layer would shatter during an accident and expose the sticky layer, according to the patent. As for releasing pedestrian, Google has proposed using a “releasable adhesive,” though we’re not sure who holds the patent on that product.

GM announces cash compensation for SUV owners

Owners of the 2016 GMC Acadia will be eligible to recieve as much as $1,500 in cash compensation for an error in the advertised fuel economy for the crossover SUV.

General Motors is offering debit cards valued as much as $1,500 to customers that purchased the 2016 model year editions of the Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave withoverstated fuel economy ratings. Roughly 135,000 customers will have a choice between cash compensation and an extension of 48 months/60,000 miles to their warranties.

The average fuel economy for the three cars was inflated by roughly two miles per gallon, as GM advertised rates of 17-mpg city, 24-mpg highway and 19-mpg combined, while the cars actually each made averages of 15/22/17. On average, most customers will be offered between $450 and $900 in compensation, according to GM.

Dyson vacuum cleaner company works on EV

Inventor James Dyson, best known of his vacuum cleaner collection, is shifting his company's focus toward electric cars.

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Not only has the popularity of battery-powered cars spread to every major car manufacturer, but even companies with no automotive ties are getting in on the EV action. Dyson, the British vacuum cleaner company, is planning on developing an all-electric car at its headquarters in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.

The vacuum company was staying airtight about its automotive aspirations, but the British government, which has invested millions of dollars into the effort, let the cat out of the bag. The government is giving Dyson 174 million pounds sterling (roughly $251 million) to fund the EV program.

UAW wants to unionize Tesla plant in California

Dennis Williams, president of the United Auto Workers, said he's interested in unionizing the Tesla Motors Freemont, California plant.

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As Tesla Motors is looking to increase its production output to 500,000 cars by 2018, the United Auto Workers wants a piece of the pie. UAW President Dennis Williams said he is interested in unionizing the all-electric manufacturer’s Fremont, California plant.

Williams said his union has not pressured Tesla to unionize in the past out of respect for its startup status, but if the company reaches its 2018 goal, it would be the ninth biggest car distributor in the U.S. and the only American-based company to not have a unionized domestic operation.

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